Bible Verses About Persistence
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for persistence, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,484 votes, led by Galatians 6:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Persistence
Galatians 6:9377 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Luke 11:9-10279 votes
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luke 18:1-8222 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Proverbs 24:16205 votes
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Luke 11:5-10131 votes
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
2 Thessalonians 3:13118 votes
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
Hebrews 12:1-2105 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Philippians 3:1492 votes
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
James 1:1-2788 votes
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
1 Corinthians 15:5879 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:1777 votes
Pray without ceasing.
Revelation 2:1072 votes
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Philippians 1:670 votes
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
James 1:1267 votes
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
1 John 5:1562 votes
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Hebrews 11:661 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
2 Kings 2:1-1556 votes
And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Romans 15:1354 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
James 1:2-440 votes
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Romans 12:1239 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Ephesians 6:1839 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 2:737 votes
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Proverbs 12:2735 votes
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
1 Chronicles 16:1130 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Hebrews 12:130 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
What does the Bible say about persistence?
Readers most often cite Galatians 6:9 on the subject of persistence. Across 3,484 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 11:9-10, Luke 18:1-8, Proverbs 24:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.